Invercargill City Mayor Nobby Clark will remain in hospital ahead of a scheduled surgery next week, following a minor heart attack on Wednesday. Mayor Clark suffered a minor heart attack on the afternoon of Wednesday 27 December, after which he attended Southland Hospital and was admitted overnight as a precaution. On Thursday morning he was […]
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Invercargill City Mayor recovering after minor heart attack
Invercargill City Mayor Nobby Clark is recovering in hospital after suffering a minor heart attack. Following the event on the afternoon of Wednesday 27 December, Mayor Clark attended Southland Hospital and was admitted overnight as a precaution. Deputy Mayor Tom Campbell said Mayor Clark was in good spirits and recovering well with no further incident […]
Read More >15 things to do this summer in Bluff and Invercargill this summer
Try out a game of Disc Golf in Queens Park (discs can be hired from the Herbert St Dairy). Grab a map from He Waka Tuia and visit all of last year’s South Sea Spray art entries around town. Head along to Anderson House on a Saturday and take a walk through the rooms of […]
Read More >Gardening buffs – 22 December, longest day
Now that summer has arrived, and hopefully the good weather, this is the perfect time to get some mulch onto that garden space. Mulching helps with keeping the moisture in the soil, reduces weed growth, and will deliver some good tucker to your garden when it eventually breaks down. Some mulches you can use include […]
Read More >Exciting times ahead for Project 1225
Work is ramping up on the ambitious project that will bring a new tuatara and storage facility, and museum, to the city. The Tisbury storage facility build is finished and the official opening will take place in February 2024. A wahi tapu has taken place to bless the collection before its transfer to the facility, […]
Read More >Bluff Hill Motupōhue Active Recreation Precinct takes shape
More than 10km of mountain bike and walking trails are beginning to take shape on Bluff Hill as the Bluff Hill Motupōhue Active Recreation Precinct gets under way. Awarua Rūnaka performed karakia and a bless in October before the first sod was turned and Wānaka-based mountain bike trail construction company Dirt Dynamics got started working […]
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